| 单词 | flop |
| 释义 | flop (flɒp ) Word forms: flops , flopping , flopped 1. verb If you flop into a chair, for example, you sit down suddenly and heavily because you are so tired. Bunbury flopped down upon the bed and rested his tired feet. [VERB preposition/adverb] She flopped, exhausted, on to a sofa. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: slump, fall, drop, collapse 2. verb If something flops onto something else, it falls there heavily or untidily. The briefcase flopped onto the desk. [VERB preposition/adverb] His hair flopped over his left eye. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: hang down, hang, dangle, sag 3. countable noun [oft adjective NOUN] If something is a flop, it is completely unsuccessful. [informal] It is the public who decide whether a film is a hit or a flop. Synonyms: failure, disaster, loser, fiasco 4. verb If something flops, it is completely unsuccessful. [informal] The film flopped badly at the box office. [VERB] Synonyms: fail, close, bomb [US, Canadian, slang], fold [informal] Collocations: film flop If it was a financial success, that would be nice for them, but even if a film flopped, there would still be a tax benefit. Times, Sunday Times Relief all round, really, because if a film flops then the lawyers have no billable hours to show for their efforts. Times, Sunday Times It made me appreciate how insecure the acting business can be, because neither of us had much work lined up had the first film flopped. The Sun And if that film flops? Times, Sunday Times Now considered to be one of the best screwball comedies of all time, it's hard to believe that the film flopped on its release and was slated by critics. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 失败, 一下子重重地坐下因疲惫 Japanese: 失敗, どさっと座る |
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